Chapter 46 Searching the Chen Residence
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Jiang Zhou returned to his residence and couldn't help but sigh when he thought about You Xu's attitude towards him.
He now truly has someone above his head. Not only is there a person, but also a giant Buddha.
Even Old You Tiao seemed to be a little fawning towards him.
This is good. His life will be much better in the future. He won't have to carry pressure all the time and worry about arrows from nowhere.
However, the security gained by relying on other people's reputation is still too false and cannot make Jiang Zhou feel safe.
Not to mention how long such peace can be maintained, at least there is a witch in front of us, and I am afraid she will not buy it.
He can't relax yet.
Jiang Zhou thought for a while and then temporarily put aside his distracting thoughts.
He took out the demon-slaying sword and concentrated on practicing in the yard.
It didn't stop until it was almost night.
After resting for a while and regaining my energy, I took the gold-embossed post.
Prepare to go to Chen's house for a banquet.
Although You Xu asked him not to be responsible for Miss Chen's case, since Jiang Zhou had already started and made some progress, it was unlikely that he would give up just like that.
The death of Yi Sanliu was a small hurdle in his heart. Finding out the truth himself was an explanation to Yi Sanliu and also to himself.
Moreover, as the saying goes, wealth and honor are achieved through risk.
With Taiyi Wuyanluo and Longchucao, Jiang Zhou was confident that he could at least save his life as long as the monster was not above the lower three grades.
If he could successfully kill that thing, his gains would most likely not be less than the time with the ghost.
The worst case scenario is losing half your life.
Well worth a try.
Tongjifang is a wealthy area in Wu County and is very famous.
He found the Chen Mansion easily.
Mr. Chen is indeed a wealthy businessman in Wujun City, and his mansion is very luxurious.
The two vermilion-painted doors were more than thirty or four feet wide, and in front of them stood two stone sculptures of strange beasts.
When Jiang Zhou arrived, he saw the fat figure of Mr. Chen waiting on the steps outside the door.
I couldn't help but quicken my pace and walked over.
"Mr. Chen."
When Mr. Chen heard the voice, he looked over and saw that it was Jiang Zhou. He immediately smiled.
He walked down the steps quickly to greet him: "Oh, Master Jiang, you are so honored to be here. I apologize for not coming in person to greet you."
"Why is Mr. Chen so polite?"
Jiang Zhou clasped his fists and said, "How dare I trouble you to wait here in person?"
Mr. Chen laughed loudly: "Hahaha, it's as it should be. Young Master Jiang is now well-known in Wu County. It is a great honor for me to be able to marry into my money-grubbing family!"
As he spoke, he ordered the butler behind him: "Old Wu, Young Master Jiang has arrived, go and ask someone to start the banquet."
He then extended his hand to Jiang Zhou and said, "Mr. Jiang, the banquet is ready. Please move over."
"good."
Jiang Zhou nodded and was about to follow him in.
"Chen Santong! Wait a minute!"
Suddenly a shout came from behind.
Chen Santong is exactly the name of Mr. Chen.
Jiang Zhou and Chen Yuanwai were both stunned and turned around.
It turned out to be a constable from the Ministry of Justice.
There were not only a dozen black-robed constables, but also a blue-robed chief constable.
Yan Xiaowu was also among them.
The captain of the police in green clothes, accompanied by a group of people, walked over quickly with a rather menacing look.
Then they directly surrounded the gate of Chen’s mansion.
Chen Yuanwai was so shocked that his face turned pale: "Sir, why is this happening?"
"Humph, Chen Santong, you've committed a crime."
"ah!"
Mr. Chen's fat body trembled, his face turned pale, "What are you talking about? Chen has always been law-abiding and honest in business. He has never dared to overstep the mark. How could he have committed a crime?"
Jiang Zhou asked Yan Xiaowu who was walking towards him in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Yan Xiaowu sighed and explained to him in a low voice.
He had only said half of his words when he suddenly heard a burst of messy footsteps.
Jiang Zhou then saw You Xu and many demon patrol guards walking towards here quickly.
I couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
I just learned from Yan Xiaowu that the son of an official in the prefectural government was brutally murdered.
The body was skinned and heart removed, leaving only an empty shell hanging in front of his house.
The official was a clerk of the Jin Cao of Wu County, named Wei Shou.
In charge of gold, silver, salt and iron affairs in Wu County.
He is in a high position and holds great power.
The murder of his son, in such a cruel way, was a major case that was enough to shock Nanzhou!
When the prefect heard the news, he was furious and ordered the Sujing Division and the Tixing Division to arrest the murderer within three days.
When You Xu saw Jiang Zhou present, he was slightly stunned. Then he came to his senses, nodded to him, and waved his hand to have people surround the front and back of Chen's mansion.
The Tixing Department and the Sujing Department, a total of more than 30 people from the two departments, surrounded all the entrances and exits of the Chen Mansion tightly.
Jiang Zhou stood beside Yan Xiaowu, watching You Xu and the blue-clothed captain interrogate Chen Yuanwai.
Yan Xiaowu said to the skinny blue-clothed captain, "That's our chief constable, Xing Changgong. He's an eighth-rank martial artist. Your lieutenants in the Sujing Division may not be his match."
Jiang Zhou frowned and asked, "What's going on? What does the death of that young master have to do with Mr. Chen? "
Yan Xiaowu said, "You have also seen the son of the Wei family, Wei Yuanzhao, in Yanbo Tower. He is the sour scholar who is covered with gold, silver and jade ornaments and has a bad mouth."
Jiang Zhou remembered it as soon as he heard it.
At that time, that person was standing next to Xu Wenqing, and others called him Master Wei.
He is dead?
"Didn't I tell you? The two pieces of calligraphy you left in Yanbo Tower are now treasures that many people are fighting for. Even a copy is being sold for hundreds of taels of silver by those booksellers!"
Yan Xiaowu said this, looking at Jiang Zhou with shining eyes.
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This was the first time Jiang Zhou knew about this. To be honest, at this moment he had the urge to change his career to selling calligraphy and poetry.
Yan Xiaowu continued, "You don't know, last night, that kid named Wei actually secretly went to Mr. Chen to buy that jade screen."
He curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Although the price is high, how could Mr. Chen, who is so smart, do business at a loss? Can that thing be bought with silver now?"
"The kid surnamed Wei has always been arrogant because of his old man's power. When he saw that soft tactics didn't work, he used threats and threatened Mr. Chen that if he didn't sell it to him, he would make it impossible for his family's property to move anywhere in Wu County."
"He's not bragging. His father is in charge of the gold and silver foundry, ironware and salt transportation in Wu County. Even the governor has to give him some ground. Although Mr. Chen has a big business, it's like an egg hitting a stone when facing the Wei family."
"It's just that this kid has misjudged the person. Don't think that Mr. Chen is friendly to everyone. If he was a good person, how could he be so angry today?"
"Of course, they won't be scared by him so easily. Seeing that threats and bribes didn't work, Wei couldn't do anything to Mr. Chen openly, so he could only leave some harsh words and leave angrily."
Yan Xiaowu said, his thick eyebrows knitted tightly together: "Today, when the Yin and Mao intersected, he was found by the Wei family's servants and hung at the door. He looked so miserable."
